Barn Fern vs Gansu Shrew

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Sorex cansulus

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Gansu Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Gansu Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Asplenium	Sorex
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Sorex cansulus

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Gansu Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Gansu Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Gansu Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Barn Fern

The Barn Fern (Asplenium haughtonii) is a species in the genus Asplenium. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.